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No. 232,905. Patented Oct. 5,1880.

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Uivrrnn @rares HUGH SANGSTER, OF PLANO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO THOMAS J. BEEBE, OF SAME PLAGE.

INCSED CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,905, dated October 5, 1880.

Application filed March 20, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH SANGSTER, a citizenof the United States, residing in Plano, in the county of Kendall and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Incased Cans, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to the construction of cans for holding liquids and other materials, and has for its objects to connect the hoops, secure the can in an outer holder or casing, facilitate the insertion and removal of the can from its holder, secure the bail, strengthen the bottom, and retain the casing and can in connection.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a side elevation of the case or rcmovable jacket complete; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the sheet'metal can bclongin g to it. Fig. 3 is a top view ofthe can and jacket combined, and Fig. 4 is a top view of the jacket Fig. 5 represents a horizontal section in line Y, Fig. 7, through aportion of the jacket, andthe sheet-metal strip for holding the ends of the jaeketin place and for reeving the handle. Fig. 6 is a portion from the upper part of the jacket, showing an enlarged side elevation of the bail and the fastening device in position for allowing the sheet metal can to be started upward preparatory to being taken ont7 and one of the ears upon which the hail swings. Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the jacket and can in line V, Fig. 3, and through the sheet-metal strip for holding the jacket ends in place in line X, Fig. 5. Fig.8is an enlarged portion from the upper part of the j acketed can, showing a top view of part ofthe bail, one ofthe ears, and a fastening' device in position for holding the top of the can down. Fig. 9 represents an enlarged frag ment of the can-bottom. Fig. l0 is a top view of an enlarged portion of a jacket or case, showing a similar view of the fastening device in position for allowing the can to be released from the jacket, and Fig. l1 is a section through a portion of a can-jacket and hoop, showing a modiiied way of` holding the top of the can down to the jacket.

Heretofore one of the greatest objections to (No model.)

an incased metallic can has been the difficulty of getting at the metal can to repair it in case of a leakage without in some way injuring the holder case or jacket. For this reason one of the objects of my invention is to make the can easily removable from the jacket when required without the necessity' of injuring the can-jacket by drawing nails or screws therefrom or in any way separating any of the parts of the jacket.

B represents a can, and A represents the jacket 5 A', the hoops, which are strips of wood bound with sheet metal, as shown in Figs. 7 and 11; but the ordinary hoops, either of metal or of wood, may be used.

The jacket may be formed so that the grain of the wood may run either horizontally around it-i. e., lengthwise ofthe slip-or vertically, as may be desired; but the strongest way Ibelieve is to have the grain run lengthwise of the strip forming the jacket. The sheet from which the jacket is to be made, after being wet in water for fifteen or twenty minutes, is formed partly up in a small pair of tinmans rollers and then left over night, after which it again put through the rollers and formed to a complete circle, and may be passed through bright rollers to be polished, if desired. The two ends forming the seam are united by be ing slipped into a metallic seaming-piece, H', as shown in Fig. 5. A handle, G, maybe soldered or otherwise fastened to the piece H', if desired 5 but the handle is not a necessary part of this invention, and will forni the subject of another application. The hoops A are connected by two or three or more metallic strips, D, extending vertically from one hoop to the other and soldered at the ends to the hoops, or otherwise secured. The jacket is now ready for the ears, which are in the form of rivets having the heads inside. They are passed through the metallic strips D, and through the jacket, as shown in Fig. 4, and are then soldered to said strips. The hail E is secured at each end and nearly at right angles to an arm, F, terminating in a lip, F', which arm is hung to one of the ears, and a washer, J, for completing the ear, is now put on and either riveted or soldered. (See Figs.

4, 6, 8, and 10.) When the bail is moved down the lip F' will spring over the top of the can, as shown in Fig. 8. The end of the lip is s0 curved that it' the bail be now lifted the lip will be forced outward, as shown in Fig. 10, in which position the sheet-metal can may be raised partly out of the jacket. The bail may be now turned down and the can withdrawn.

If desired, the arms F on the bail may be dispensed with, and a thin strip of metal, G2 in Fig. 11, may be slipped up between the hoop and the can, and the lower end bent outward over the lower edge of the top hoop, and the upper end bent inward over the top of the can, as shown in this case.

When it is desired to take the can out of the jacket, all that is necessary to do is to bend the upper end vertically, and the can can be easily removed.

E' represents a semicircular piece of sheet metal, to be used when greater strength is required, and only then, for instance, on large cans.

H-is a short metallic plate, which is soldered or otherwise secured to the top hoop of the case. rib, j, over which the bail E may be sprung.

I do not here claim the construction of can shown, as it will form the subject of a separate application for Letters Patent.

I claim- 1. The combination, in a holder or case for a sheet-metal can, of jacket A, upper and lower hoops, A', and series of vertical strips D, whereby the hoops are contined to the case, substantially as described.

2. The hoops A', consisting of wood and a covering of sheet metal, combined with the jacket and strips D, as specified.

3. The combination, with the case, of a bail, E, provided with arms F, which terminate in lips F', the latter being arranged to be forced over the top edge of the case, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the case and bail, of the plate H, having a cross-rib, j, over which the bail may be sprung, substantially as set forth.

HUGH SANGSTER.

Witnesses:

JAMEs SANGSTER, It. W. ENGLISH.

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